Week 154 :: Is Cosmetic Surgery Ethical In Bodybuilding?

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TOPIC: Is Cosmetic Surgery Ethical In Bodybuilding?

For the week of: January 24th - January 29th
Wednesday @ Midnight Is The Final Cut (Mountain Time, US & Canada).

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Breast and calf implants are examples of how one can try to beautify their physiques through the use of cosmetic surgery. Synthol is a substance that has also become a topic of debate in the bodybuilding community.

Is cosmetic surgery ethical in bodybuilding? Why or why not?

What are some of the risks to cosmetic surgery and synthol?

Have you, or would you consider using cosmetic surgery or synthol to beautify your physique?

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[bulldogg42]

i think anything other than breast implants are unethical. but thats just me.

[Slee05]

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TOPIC: Is Cosmetic Surgery Ethical In Bodybuilding?

For the week of: January 24th - January 29th
Wednesday @ Midnight Is The Final Cut (Mountain Time, US & Canada).

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Breast and calf implants are examples of how one can try to beautify their physiques through the use of cosmetic surgery. Synthol is a substance that has also become a topic of debate in the bodybuilding community.

Is cosmetic surgery ethical in bodybuilding? Why or why not?

What are some of the risks to cosmetic surgery and synthol?

Have you, or would you consider using cosmetic surgery or synthol to beautify your physique?

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* New Rule (beginning: June 1st, 2006): Any exercise not listed on our exercise listing (http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/exercises.htm) must be accompanied by a full and complete description and pictures (or a link to the exercise(s) where pictures and description are given).

Thanks.

Don't discuss any other topic in this section. ONLY discuss the question above.

The best response will get $75 in credit to use in our online store! The other good responses will be used in an article on the main Bodybuilding.com site, with the poster's forum name listed by it. Become famous!

Thanks,
Will
Webmaster
Bodybuilding.com

To me, I don't think cosmetic surgery is ethical in bodybuilding. The whole point of bodybuilding, is to BUILD ones body, thats why its called bodybuilding, and not implantbuilding. To build and sculpt your own body, is very rewarding, knowing that you have accomplished something yourself, and that everything on your body is made from hard work and dedication. I think with hard work anything is possible and I think that those that turn to cosmetic surgery in bodybuilding are just lazy and don't want to put time and effort into sculpting themselves to the way they want. Bodybuilding is an art form, and its amazing how our body works. If you want a bigger chest, increase your bench weight and feed your muscles... if you want ripped abs... just get on a diet and do your crunches. I have seen pictures of people getting implants in their abs and the look from it just looks unnatural. In a way to me its almost like cheating.

There are always risks in cosmetic surgery as well. Anything foreign that is implanted in your body, there is a chance for your body to reject it. You'll have to be on antibiotics after surgery for infections, and you'll end up having scars from the surgery. Now you might think thats not so bad... well let me tell you I've had surgery before and once you've been cut open, its NEVER the same. If you are perfectly fine, why would you want to cut yourself open to put "abs" or "calves" into your body that doesn't even belong to you. Theres not only physical risks, but also mental risks as well. Lets say you don't like the way the implants look, or you regret it, or it just causes too many problems with your body not adapting to it... what are you going to do? Remove the implant? Put something else in? I'll think you'll go crazy mentally if it doesn't turn out the way you want it. Sure you can remove the implant but like I said before, once the cuts been done it'll never be the same. Okay, so your saying what if I don't get implants, what if I use synthol to enhance certain parts of my body? Well first off, synthol is a synthetic oil that is an intermuscular fatty acid that people use to inject into their muscles... I believe mostly in the smaller areas like biceps, calves etc. The problem with synthol is that first off, it doesn't do anything for you strength wise, its only for cosmetic use... and what you're doing is injecting this oil to make that certain part of your muscle look a little fuller. Synthol is not permanent and once you stop using it, the oil gets soaked into the muscle and lose the effect of it. So why would you inject something into yourself, especially all its going to do is go away, and then you have to repeat the process? And what synthol does is it also damages your muscle tissue, building up scars in your muscle. There are side effects of course with the use of synthol. You'll be using a needle to inject yourself with it, and that alone could be very dangerous. Needles that are dirty could cause infections, whether its synthol or any other substance. You could puncture and inject synthol into your blood vessel causing a blood clot and have a heart stroke or even brain damage. You could also puncture a nerve within the muscle and have nerve damage in that part of the region permanently. The side effects and risks are endless...

I have never and would never consider cosmetic surgery for bodybuilding and would never use synthetic oil such as synthol to enhance any part of my body. I understand people who go through cosmetic surgery because of an accident, but for bodybuilding, its totally unacceptable to me because it takes the whole point out of bodybuidling. Body building is a life long commitment, and thats the best part about it... it never ends. You'll never hear anyone say, "okay, I have achieved my goal so from now on I will stop working out." Putting implants into yourself takes away the freedom to sculpt and mold yourself naturally, which is how we as humans are meant to be built.

-Sherman

[will-work4ANDRO]

hell no it isn't....it's who can build the best body not buy the best body

[ATownDRock]

I feel that surgically enhanced body parts not only cheat yourself from actually gaining strength, but also hurts the people that do good honest work in the gym to attain the physique they desire. There are several questions to ask yourself while thinking about unnecessary surgery. Would I feel comfortable telling my bodybuilding peers that I didn't work for my body? Do I feel comfortable knowing I didn't work to achieve my body? Is there any room for growth after surgery if continuing workouts persist? I would never get surgical enhancements on body parts that I could enhance myself. The same questions can be asked about Synthol, although it isn't permanent. Is it worth cheating the system and taking a dig on your reputation?

There are numerous risks to both surgery and synthol. A botching of a surgery can lead to permanent dis-figuration or require many more surgeries to fix.
Anytime you stick a needle in a muscle group without knowing where all the nerves, blood vessels and arteries are, there is a chance of paralysis and if injected into the blood stream, it can lead to death. Other risks of both include the chance of infections. Not only are their physical risks, but also risks to your pride and reputation like I stated before. Would you want to live the rest of your life known as a cheater?

I would never consider surgical enhancements or using a product like Synthol to experience fake gains. It's not worth the money and its not worth being called a cheat.

[Beast2Be]

Ok, the 29th is on a Tuesday, yet he says the deadline is Wednesday by midnight? So is it due on the 30th, or did he mean Tuesday at midnight?

[mrkdrt]

Ok, the 29th is on a Tuesday, yet he says the deadline is Wednesday by midnight? So is it due on the 30th, or did he mean Tuesday at midnight?

They've always been due on Tuesday mignights..
Theres a sticky thread that says they are due on Tues's also ("Deadline change....)

[blackirish]

Here's my submission. I think I'm playing devil's advocate here.

[Rigit23]

Here is mine.

Good Luck boys (and girls!)

[Beast2Be]

Nice essay's guys! Here's mine :)

[bootylish]

Hope this is good!!

[mrkdrt]

mrkdrt's dissertation on cosmetic surgery in bodybuildng! haha
enjoy

[Mighty Kev]

Breast and calf implants are examples of how one can try to beautify their physiques through the use of cosmetic surgery. Synthol is a substance that has also become a topic of debate in the bodybuilding community.

Is cosmetic surgery ethical in bodybuilding? Why or why not?

What are some of the risks to cosmetic surgery and synthol?

Have you, or would you consider using cosmetic surgery or synthol to beautify your physique?

[Mighty Kev]

Breast and calf implants are examples of how one can try to beautify their physiques through the use of cosmetic surgery. Synthol is a substance that has also become a topic of debate in the bodybuilding community.

Is cosmetic surgery ethical in bodybuilding? Why or why not?

Before we get into the issue of the ethics of synthol or surgery, let?s discuss what they actually are first. Synthol is essentially oil that can be directly injected into a weak muscle before a competition. It is generally not containing any sort of steroid or hormone, thus having a very short term effect. It basically serves the purpose of creating a bolus of oil under the skin with the intention of looking like muscle. Now cosmetic surgery, is the surgical implantation of a bag of either silicon or saline under the skin (sometimes under the muscle) in order to also supply the appearance of larger muscles. Neither of the two actually increase muscle size but rather fill out the skin, making the appearance of bigger muscles. Now let?s get into the ethics of the two.

The issue of cosmetic surgery is a really complicated issue. There are two sides to the issue as in most issues; the first being the belief that artificial substances such as synthol or surgical implants improve the physiques of the bodybuilders. It is most certainly true, that a person that has calf implants and breast implants in addition to having shoulders loaded with synthol will have a more impressive looking physique than someone who has gone without. Some people suggest that whatever the method, the bigger the bodybuilders are, the better. Now this makes sense, a bigger bodybuilder with humungous calves who is all synthol-ed up could quite possibly have more of an advertising effect for a company that is sponsoring them. For example, if on one page of a muscle magazine there?s a nice looking physique on an ad for a protein powder while there?s the largest bodybuilder you?ve ever seen on the other advertising a different type of protein, you might be more inclined to buy that brand of protein for the simple fact that the athlete in the ad was larger. In addition to this, larger athletes might help draw more attention to the sport, possibly leading to bodybuilding being a more mainstream thing.

On the flip side, some people insist that synthol and surgery have a negative effect on the sport of bodybuilding. Now there are a few points to make about this issue. One of them is the fact that this could be considered cheating. Doesn?t it make sense that some competitors on a bodybuilding stage shouldn?t be allowed to have implants or synthol while others do not? So this leads to the idea that the Bodybuilding federations could possibly make these procedures legal. The problem with this is that some bodybuilders are truly into the bodybuilding lifestyle for more than just the simple fact that they want to win their competitions, they want to live a healthy lifestyle. If synthol and implants are allowed in competitions that will basically make it almost essential for a competitor to have in order to win a competition, and some competitors are simply unwilling to do that. Another point to make about this issue is that some people say that this is cheating. Now what makes this cheating? Isn?t the goal to look as big and as impressive as humanly possible? Or is it really about working as hard as you can to put on the muscle to create the size necessary to win. I find it extremely hard to decide if this is cheating or not. I think that one of the defining questions behind this is if the use of steroids is cheating or not. It seems that both are not ?natural? ways of building a physique, but what makes one more or less fair than the other? Now I don?t want to get into the issue of steroids more than a bit, but it is most certainly not natural to have the amount of testosterone in the blood that some bodybuilders have. Similar to this, but not completely, is the fact that neither synthol nor implants are naturally found in the body.

Now, the true question here is if these additions to the physique are ethical. There really can be no other answer than no for this, and there are good reasons why these are not ethical. First of all, the idea that some people are competing with artificial additions to their bodies is unfair to other competitors, even if it may or may not be against the rules. The second reason is the idea that the athletes could be risking their own health for the sake of winning. Officials overseeing competitions certainly don?t want their star athletes risking their lives, and thus not showing up to help promote their events.



What are some of the risks to cosmetic surgery and synthol?

As with any forms of surgery, there is a semi-high risk of infection, that can potentially lead to death. Now this is more common in bodybuilders (infections) because of simple fact that the athletes find it very hard to stop their training regimens long enough to adequately regrow the tissue that was damaged during the procedure. If the procedure is performed, the athlete also needs to take extra special care of the area when weight training because it will permanently remain fragile, as it is not actually muscle. Synthol on the other hand has the risk of infection, due to the fact that it needs to be injected in addition to having shady or blackmarket sources. Not knowing where something comes from, that you intend to inject into your body is never a smart idea. Be careful!

Have you, or would you consider using cosmetic surgery or synthol to beautify your physique?

I have never tried either of the above to beautify my physique, as I am a strict believer in hard work in addition to a low-carb and high protein diet. I suggest that everyone get adequate protein, and try many different training regemins before considering surgery or synthol. I assure you that an excellent physique is possible to you without the use of the above two. Check out some of Bodybuilding.com?s fine workout articles, and let me know.





Thanks for Reading!
-K (Opiewags99)

[Mighty Kev]

Haha, I hope that counts, I messed the first attempt at posting it up

[mrkdrt]

damn rigits.. you got an EPIC post..

[mrkdrt]

Haha, I hope that counts, I messed the first attempt at posting it up

wow buddy.,.. by the skin of your teeth hey? :)

[Mighty Kev]

Haha, I forgot about it. But amazingly as midnight is the deadline, I hit it exactly. So I should be good.

[mrkdrt]

yea i know it happens..
ill be laying in bed trying to fall asleep when i realize i forgot to post mine..

[RoadPigJohn]

Talking about people that like to cheat!